abortion vs runt of the litter

abortion

noun
  • A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. 

  • Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. 

  • The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion. 

  • The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. 

  • Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. 

runt of the litter

noun
  • the smallest and weakest person in a group, especially a group of siblings 

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